John Barnes vs. Deion Sanders — Career Comparison

John Barnes
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueCatcher
Deion Sanders
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Deion Sanders posted the stronger offensive profile against John Barnes. Deion Sanders posted stronger numbers in OPS (.713 vs .650) and on-base percentage (.321 vs .310). By the career numbers, Deion Sanders had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Barnes and Deion Sanders

John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
176.71
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
165.42
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2325
600
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
673
540.56
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2123
547.87
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
172
138.15
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
144
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
104.42
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
104.26
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.7
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
18.58
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.02
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
11.1
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.02
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.06
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
42
33.73
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
39.74
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
74.52
59.85
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287.53
74.2
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
229
183.94
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
214.97
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
224
179.92
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
738
190.45
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
82
65.86
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
79.48
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
66.67
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
43.35
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
128.51
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
112.77
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
83.34
66.94
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294.7
76.05
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.41
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.42
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
49
39.36
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
41.03
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.81
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
352
90.84
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.61
6.61
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.1
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.58
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.94
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.21
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
48
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
16.26
John Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.21
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
64.26
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
74.7
74.7

Fielding Stats for John Barnes and Deion Sanders

John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.58
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.1
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.08
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.01
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3480
27
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13203
27
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
9
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
9
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
5.24
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
2.37
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.85
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.04
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
6.21
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
2.46
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
6.08
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
2.42
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.88
97.88
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.17
98.17
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.843
3.843
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.191
2.191
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.14
68.14
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.48
91.48
John Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.05
Deion Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deion Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0